"It's up to you, stupid." Looking at the obviously heavy test bench, Miria patted Brala on the shoulder and said.

Pouting, Blala stepped forward, pushed the test bench away with all her strength, and lifted a floor below. At this time, a dark and narrow staircase appeared in front of everyone.

"This should be the place." Yugari looked at everyone, and then walked in first. Miria, Brala, and Luqi followed.

The passage of the staircase is very narrow and will pass an adult. The road spiraled downward, and Yugari and the others walked for a long time, but there was still no end in sight.

"Haven't you finished yet?" Miria couldn't help but ask.

"It's like going to hell." Blala couldn't help but complain.

"Shut your crow's mouth."

After a long time, Yugari and the others finally walked down the stairs and entered a secret room with no doors or windows.

"Is this it?" Eugari said to herself.

It's a very weird room, except for the stairs when you came, there is no exit and no furnishings. The room was very spacious, with smooth walls and flat floors, and it seemed that no one had ever visited.

"Looks like there's nothing." Miria said, looking around.

"Has it already been transferred?"

"Not really." Lu Qi's eyes flashed with a faint green energy, and she said affirmatively, "No one has been here for at least a few years." ”

"Is that so? ......Before she could finish her sentence, the floor of the room suddenly cracked, and along with the collapsing rock, she and the others fell together.

Lu Qi hurriedly cast a spell, and a cloud made of green leaves immediately supported everyone's bodies, slowing down their fall.

"What kind of place is this?" After a long time in the air, everyone finally landed on the ground, and Yugari muttered, "It's so dark, and it's so empty—it's empty." The echo kept coming, echoing Yugari's voice.

"Jiali, can you maximize the brightness of the light source?" Miria asked.

"No problem." With that, Yujiali immediately exerted the energy of the light source to the maximum, and the three divine light sources were like three miniature suns, instantly illuminating the surrounding space.

"Ah——!h Almost as soon as the cave was illuminated, Miria covered her mouth and screamed, staggering backwards and falling to the ground.

On the wall in the distance, a huge faceless face appeared in front of Yugari and the others. This face, which was more than ten meters tall and filled the entire space in front of it, was staring at Yujiali and them fiercely. It had silvery skin, a bald head, bloodshot eyes, valgus nostrils, thick lips, and two stalactite-sized fangs rushing forward. A faint gray haze lingered around the entire face.

"This ...... It's ......," said Yugari tremblingly.

"I haven't seen any species either." Lu Qi tilted her head and replied calmly.

"Into the ...... Invade...... He who! Suddenly, the lips of the huge face twitched, and a sound resounded throughout the space. Without waiting for Yugari and the others to react, a stream of dark green gas immediately rushed into the open mouth of the blood basin, and the scope was so large that it seemed to be able to swallow the entire cave.

"Beware, it's poison gas!" Lu Qi shouted loudly, and then immediately swung his staff to suck all the poisonous gas that came out of it into the staff. At that moment, a forked tongue wrapped in a viscous liquid swept towards Yugari and the others.

"It's disgusting!" Midori shouted as she cast a spell, using a cloud of green leaves to lift everyone into the air, dodging the sweeping attack.

"What's going on?" Yugari asked, confused.

"No, I don't know." Miria said in shock, "Maybe it's a special magical artifact." ”

"It's not a manufacture." Lu Qi said affirmatively, "It's a living body, a living body!" I guess it's just here. As for why, whether there is a body or not, you have to investigate to find out. ”

At this moment, the outstretched giant tongue snaked towards Yugari like a thick python. Lu Qi immediately summoned countless branches and vines to wrap them around it. Blala hurried forward to pick up the battle axe, slashing down with the fiery flame energy. The giant tongue was severed along with the vines, and quickly burst into flames, the rotten liquid wrapped in it with a loud sound and white smoke rising. After a while, the repaired giant tongue immediately withdrew from its mouth.

"Is there anyone else here besides it?" Miria asked.

"I don't think so, I don't feel like there's any other life around me." Lu Qi looked at the situation around and said.

"If the kids weren't here, we wouldn't have to stay. Let's run away. ”

"Hmm. Let's go back and look into it. Jugari nodded in agreement.

"Aren't you good at space spells? Can you teleport everyone back? ”

"This ......," Yugari denied, "no. It's too far from the ground to get through. ...... around" Yugari looked at the space around her, and there were towering stone walls. "I don't know where there's space around."

At this moment, the face took a deep breath, and then, a black flame emitting a thick shadow energy erupted from its mouth.

"Sacred, Sacred Barrier." Yugari hurriedly cast the Sacred Barrier, blocking the onslaught. Outside the fortress, powerful black flames were burning violently, and the sacred fortress was constantly trembling violently, as if it could be swallowed up by the darkness outside at any time.

"Sister Luqi, is there any good way?" Yugari asked anxiously.

"Don't you have what you're looking for here? Then let's go back first. After that, let Shanna-sama investigate. Lu Qi said unhurriedly.

"Is there any way to leave?" Miria asked.

"Well...... said after a moment's thought, "Did you know that in the Forest of Death in Harmonia, there is a fruit called 'Dream Death', and it is said that if you eat it, even gods and demons will fall asleep. Speaking of the origin of this plant, it is said that a long, long time ago, its extended rhizome climbed to the realm of the World Tree, and then started a protracted ...... with the rhizomes of countless World Trees."

"Alright, Sister Luqi, let's talk about plants when we go back." Yugari said with a smile in her eyes.

At this time, Yugari's sacred fortress was almost consumed by the black flames.

"Leave it to me." With that, Lu Qi confidently began to chant the spell. Then, around her, countless green butterflies with a faint soft light gradually hatched, replacing the vanished sacred barriers, using their own energy to offset the impact of the black flames, protecting everyone from the black flames. Then, a thick vine burst out of black flames under the lingering of countless green butterflies, and stuffed a snow-white and slightly shiny fruit into the mouth of the blood basin. It didn't take long for the huge face to slowly close its eyes. If you listen closely, you can still hear a faint snoring.

"Alright, let's leave while it's dreaming." Lu Qi said.

"But...... How do we get back? There is nothing but rock walls around here...... It seems like there's nothing. "If only I had learned the Wind Technique before.'" Yugari regretted in her heart.

"Have you ever heard the story of Jack and the Beanman?" Lu Qi said with interest, "It's about a long, long time ago. There was a kid named Jack who got a magic bean. Speaking of beans, I don't think you must know that as the fruit of legume plants, whether it is herbaceous plants or woody plants, whether it is soybeans, black beans, or ......"

"Sister Luqi......" Yujiali reminded awkwardly.

"Alright, alright. I know that today's young people are so unlearned! Lu Qi waved her hand unhappily and said. At the same time, Yugari felt the ground begin to tremble. Suddenly, several huge vines entwined and climbed each other, breaking through the ground from under their feet and growing upwards at an incredible speed.

"This is the kind of magic bean in a story like this!" Lu Qi said proudly.

"What do you mean......" Yugari said, sweating from a large plant.

"Climb up, of course!" Lu Qi said with a relaxed face. At this moment, a branch extended from the vine, grabbed her by the waist, and quickly dragged her up.

"Wait! I mean, why can't we pull us up. Looking at Luqi's vanishing back, Yugari shouted loudly below.

"Be quiet." Miria immediately covered Yugari's mouth and whispered, "Don't wake it up! ”

Yugari hurriedly looked at the monster that was still sleeping next to her, as if there was no sign of waking up for a while, and then looked up at the vines that seemed to have no end, and sighed and climbed up.

"I—I'm dying......" Yujali, who had climbed for a long time and still couldn't see the top, gasped.

"No, don't talk. Stay, save your strength......" Miria also responded breathlessly.

By the time Yujari and Miria climbed to the lab, it was almost dawn. Looking at Eugari and Miria, who were so tired that they were lying motionless on the ground, Lu Qi said with a disappointed face, "Hey! Young people nowadays, really. If you don't pay attention to exercise, you will be tired like this. With that, she carried Eucaria out of the laboratory, and Blala also carried Miria on her back and followed Luqi in the direction of the service station.

Back in the room, Eugari and Miria rested all day before gradually relieving themselves.

"It's late." Sitting alone in the corner of the hall for dinner, Kailin greeted Yugari when she saw Eugarie coming down from the upper floor.

"Ah——!h Yugari stretched, leaned on the dining table, and complained weakly, "I've slept all day." I can't go out with Sister Luqi anymore, and I'm teased every time. ”

"How?" Kailin asked, tilting her head curiously.

"She should have reported it to Shanna-sama too." So she told Kailin in detail about what she had encountered in the lab and what she had planned to do to find the missing children.

"Not only did I not find any clues, but I was tired from tossing all night." Yugari sighed.

"Clues, Bai Lu has."

"Really?" After hearing Kailin's answer, Eugarie shouted in surprise.

"Hmm."

Yugari didn't bother to eat, and immediately got up and ran to Bai Lu's room.

"Why are you going, not eating?" Miria, who had just come downstairs, asked when she saw Yugari rushing away.

"I'll eat it later, Sister Bai Lu has clues about the children, I'll ask."

"Huh? I'm going with you, too. With that, Miria turned and ran after Eugari.

Coming to Bai Lu's room, Yujiali explained the previous situation in detail, and then asked eagerly, "I heard Sister Kailin say that you have relevant clues here, right?" ”

"There aren't a lot of clues, either." Bai Lu replied seriously, "I've investigated a few before. Judging from the current situation, there should be three main organizations related to the Apocalypse Revolutionary Army. One is the 'Wolf of the Wilderness' we encountered on the Wilderness Road before, and the other is a guild called the 'Black Wind Mercenaries'. The Wolves of the Wild are mainly responsible for 'hunting' and then selling their prey to the 'Black Wind Mercenaries', who are mainly responsible for docking with the Revolutionary Army. Of course, they also do hunting, but they generally 'hunt' in the realm of the adventurer's kingdom. Since the demise of the Wolves of the Wild, the Black Wind Mercenaries and even the Revolutionary Army themselves have begun some hunting work. There is another organization that is still unclear, and it is speculated from the information and letters found before that it should be a high-level guild, mainly contacted by the president of the 'Black Wind Mercenaries', but it is not clear what kind of dealings they have with the revolutionary army. ”

"That's it." Yugari nodded and continued, "Are there any clues about the children who have disappeared over the years?" ”

"The children who have disappeared over the years have been mainly sent by the revolutionary army to two places for 'training'. One is the Grey Castle you've been to before. But with the destruction of the Grey Castle, all the children who were captured recently have been sent to another place. It's uncertain exactly what this place is. But from the letters and other relevant materials found, we speculate that it must be on an island. ”

"On the island?" Miria asked.

"Yes. Judging by the speed of the correspondence and the interval between the descriptions of the situation, the journey should not exceed five days. Bai Lu then took out the map, pointed to the island above and continued, "We guess it should be on the island in this sea area. Here it is. Quey Hari Island, Forgetful Island, or some of the unknown archipelagos around here. I'm about to set out to investigate these places. If you're interested, we can go together, or investigate separately, which is faster. After all, this area is full of archipelago reefs, and it would take me a long time to investigate each of them. ”

"Okay, because the time is urgent, let's investigate separately, it's faster." Yugari replied immediately.

"And which island are you going to choose?" Bai Lu asked.

"Of course, it's the Island of Forgetfulness." Miria preemptively said, "After all, you can also help Jiali pick some forgetfulness fruit back." ”

"Stop talking nonsense." Yujali blushed and said embarrassedly, "I, I'd better choose Quehari Island......"

"Oh well. Then you are responsible for investigating Quuhari Island and some of the reefs around it, and I'll investigate the rest. Contact me as soon as you notice a problem, and don't risk it yourself. ”

"Understood." Yugari nodded, thanked Bai Lu, and returned to the hall with Miria. As they ate their dinner, they discussed their next move.

"Let's go on our way after dinner." "The nearest route is to take a boat from Treasure Bay." Although there should be a number of small villages on both sides of the Sunset River where boats can be found, those boats are too slow, and it is estimated that it will take at least ...... to reach Quuhari Island Wait a minute. As if she suddenly remembered something, she hurriedly asked, "I remember you said before that the island is generally not allowed to go up casually, and only special merchant ships can land on the island. ”

"Yes. Why, you just reacted? That's why I said I should choose the island of forgetfulness. Miria pouted and spouted.

"How can this be......" Yugari leaned weakly on the table. After a while, she suddenly sat up with an idea, "By the way, we can fly over." ”

"No, I can't." Miria said coldly, "The island that was not allowed to outsiders to enter in the first place, we can only sneak in." Isn't it easy to spot such an obvious target in the air? Besides......" Miria continued, glancing at Blala, who was munching on meat next to her, "there are three of us, and your horse can only sit two. Can you convince this fool not to follow, or will you ask someone else to take us all the way? ”

"This ......," Yugari looked at Brala in embarrassment. Blala immediately put down the chopsticks in her hand and glared at her. "Uh...... No, I—I mean......" Yugari said vaguely, "Looks like there's going to be another way." ”

"If Bai Lu's information is accurate, then the Black Wind mercenaries must often send goods to Quehari Island. How about we figure out how to blend in? Miria suggested.

"Well......" Yugari said after a moment's thought, "it's a good idea, but how do we know when the Black Wind mercenaries will take which route to deliver?" ”

"Well...... When we were in class at the Rainbow Magic Academy before, didn't there be a teacher who called himself the Black Wind Mercenaries? I remember a group of slum kids saying they wanted to join their guild. Don't your students know them? Can't you ask for some news? ”

"Well...... "Yugari said embarrassedly, "I don't seem to have much hope, but I think I can try it." Then we'll finish our meal in a minute......"

"Nope." Before Yugari could finish speaking, Miria denied, "It's definitely not okay to go to the slum so late!" We'll talk about it tomorrow morning! ”

"Why?"

"No why! No, it just doesn't work! ”

"Okay...... Since you're all against it, let's wait until tomorrow. Eugarie replied with a pout.